2)We’re planning a very special planting day on
Saturday April 4 and we could use your help.
We need ten or so strong bodies to help plant a perennial garden at The
Steps. This is the location we will use
to remember our dear Judy Thayer at the April HT and the Dutta Corp Fall
Festival. Judy’s “scaredy cat” will
grace the garden during these events so you can wave as you walk (or ride) by
and remember how much Judy meant to Fair Hill International. If you can help, please call John Ryan at
410-392-9897.

3)Our very first event of the season isn’t a Horse
Trial, and it isn’t a Cross Country schooling.
It’s FOXCATCHER ENDURANCE on Saturday April 11th! Our endurance friends will ride 25 or 50
miles in a race to see who can finish first with a horse deemed “fit to
continue.” We’re looking forward to
following the ride on our FaceBook Page. Entries are still open for the ride, and
entries postmarked before April 1 get a nice entry fee discount. More info can be found on the Foxcatcher website.

4)Entries close on Tuesday March 31st
for our first Horse Trials on the year.
We have an entry status posted on our Horse Trials page
– check it out to see which of your favorite riders will attend! Currently local stalwart Sally Cousins is
slated to bring four mounts. Olympian
Boyd Martin is entered with five horses.
Waylon Roberts, part of the Phillip Dutton Eventing Team, has seven
horses entered including the VERY popular OTTB and Preakness Stakes runner
Icabad Crane.

5)How do you watch all these top-notch horses and
riders? Come to Fair Hill on April 17 –
19 for our April Recognized Horse Trials.
Cross Country will happen both in our Saw Mill Field and on the Gallaher
Road site where the October Festival happens.
The CIC 3* and Advanced cross country courses will be on Gallaher
Road. More scheduling, ride times, and
directions are posted on our Horse Trials page,
which will be updated frequently as the event approaches.

6)How many volunteers does it take to run a Horse
Trials? I imagine Bodgie Read could tell
you precisely, but Carla plans to find out the hard way. If you’re volunteering for us April 17 – 19,
look for Carla. Her goal is to meet each
and every volunteer and to personally shake your hand. If you’re NOT signed up to volunteer for us
yet, what are you waiting for? Three
days of competition in two different locations means Bodgie needs LOTS of
help. Please sign up to help on our Volunteer Page, and
accept our eternal gratitude. We can’t
do this without you!

7)REMEMBER – our Horse Trials volunteers all
receive a FREE cross country schooling! You
can use it for yourself or pass it on to a friend or family member. Our schooling season begins on Tuesday April
21 and continues through September. Find
more info on our Cross
Country Schooling page.

8)Elk Creek Combined Driving Event returns for the
eleventh year Saturday, June 6 & Sunday, June 7. Many volunteers are needed and a few key
volunteer opportunities are available - Chief CDE Dressage Steward, Chief
Marathon Section Timer Steward & Radio Steward. Contact Diane @ dltrefry@gmail.com for
more information or go to the Fair Hill International website. Spend a sunny day at Fair Hill and enjoy the
beautiful carriage driving turnouts on Saturday and the exciting
marathon on Sunday!

We can’t wait to get the season started, and we hope you will
join us either in person or via our blog and FaceBook page. Have a great spring!